SOLUTION: Rizwan gave 2/7 of the fruit trifle to his friend and ate 1/5 of the remaining. (a) What fraction of the Remaining fruit trifle did he take himself? (b) How much of the fruit tri

Question 1044872: Rizwan gave 2/7 of the fruit trifle to his friend and ate 1/5 of the remaining.
(a) What fraction of the Remaining fruit trifle did he take himself?
(b) How much of the fruit trifle was left over?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rizwan gave 2/7 of the fruit trifle to his friend
That means there was
of the fruit trifle left
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(a)
Rizwan ate of what
he started with
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(b)
So far, is gone.
There is of
the fruit trifle remaining
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